Ferry Road, Compulsory Purchase Order

NOTICE OF PUBLIC INQUIRY THE ORSTED HORNSEA PROJECT THREE (UK) LIMITED (FERRY ROAD, HARTLEPOOL) COMPULSORY PURCHASE ORDER 2023 RULE 11 OF THE COMPULSORY PURCHASE (INQUIRIES PROCEDURE) RULES 2007

ELECTRICITY ACT 1989 AND THE ACQUISITION OF LAND ACT 1981

WHEREAS Orsted Hornsea Project Three (UK) Limited (incorporated in England and Wales with company number 08584210 and whose registered office is at 5 Howick Place, London, England, SW1P 1WG)) (the "Acquiring Authority") has submitted to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero for confirmation of the Orsted Hornsea Project Three (UK) Limited (Ferry Road, Hartlepool) Compulsory Purchase Order 2023 (the "Order"), an order made under section 10 of and paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Electricity Act 1989, which would authorise it to acquire compulsorily new rights described below for the purpose of carrying out the activities authorised by its licence under the Electricity Act 1989 and more particularly to facilitate the Acquiring Authority and all persons authorised on its behalf to access and lay services to land lying to the east of Coastwatch Office, Ferry Road, Hartlepool, TS24 0YE (as registered at HM Land Registry under title number CE147445) (the "Site") for the purposes of demolishing the existing yacht club building and constructing and maintaining artificial nesting structures ("ANS") for kittiwakes and to install, use and maintain services in connection with the ANS as compensatory measures pursuant to The Hornsea Three Offshore Wind Farm Order 2020 (as amended).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public local inquiry into this matter will be held by Mr Patrick Hanna at Hartlepool College of Further Education, Stockton Street, Hartlepool, TS24 7NT commencing on Tuesday 30 January 2024 at 10am and is currently anticipated to last up to four days (resuming at 9.30am on each subsequent morning).

A copy of the Order and of the accompanying map may be seen at Community Hub Central, 124 York Rd, Hartlepool TS26 9DE (on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 10am to 4pm). Electronic copies of the Order, the order map and other relevant documents are available to download free of charge at www.hornseaproject3.co.uk/hornsea-three-compulsorypurchase-order.

SCHEDULE

Description of land

The land subject to the Order is an existing private road which adjoins the Site and continues for approximately 175 metres along Ferry Road until it meets the existing publicly adopted highway. In addition to providing access to the Site, Ferry Road provides access to the RNLI Hartlepool Lifeboat Station, industrial land, six fisher cabins and to Middleton Jetty. The surface of the land subject to the Order varies from a hard surface with tarmacadam to unmade with a loose gravel surface, with utility chambers, surface drainage, streetlights and other street furniture throughout.

There are narrow verges of naturally occurring vegetation and fences on both sides of Ferry Road.

Summary of the new rights

Rights to pass with or without vehicles, plant and machinery and equipment over an existing access road to gain access to and egress from the Site. Rights to lay, construct, use, maintain and upgrade an access road to the Site. Rights to lay, construct use, maintain, protect and access electric cables and all associated ancillary equipment (including but not limited to access chambers, manholes and marker posts) and associated works, connections to other electric cables and other conducting media and all the ducts, conduits, gutters or pipes for containing them to be laid. Rights to existing services.

Rights to remove any obstructions on the access road or prevent works which may interfere with or damage any pipes, drains and cables.

The rights are subject to provisions relating to diversions at the request of the landowner.

Dated this 11 January 2024

Helen Gray, Senior Land & Property Manager

Orsted Hornsea Project Three (UK) Limited